I caught this queen on Monday at around 7:30-8PM in my parking lot, and she already has her first set of eggs! Can anyone help me ID her species?
More info:
Length: approx 1-1.2cm
Color: dark honey color with dark brown bands on her abdomen.
Other features: Large, rounded abdomen, dark brown to black mandibles which are easily viewable to the naked eye.
Location: Mumbai-India﻿
PIC:

Siddharth wrote:I caught this queen on Monday at around 7:30-8PM in my parking lot, and she already has her first set of eggs! Can anyone help me ID her species?
More info:
Length: approx 1-1.2cm
Color: dark honey color with dark brown bands on her abdomen.
Other features: Large, rounded abdomen, dark brown to black mandibles which are easily viewable to the naked eye.
Location: Mumbai-India﻿
PIC:

Fully claustral myrmicine queen of some sort.

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Siddharth wrote:I caught this queen on Monday at around 7:30-8PM in my parking lot, and she already has her first set of eggs! Can anyone help me ID her species?
More info:
Length: approx 1-1.2cm
Color: dark honey color with dark brown bands on her abdomen.
Other features: Large, rounded abdomen, dark brown to black mandibles which are easily viewable to the naked eye.
Location: Mumbai-India﻿
PIC:

I caught this queen on Monday at around 7:30-8PM in my parking lot, and she already has her first set of eggs! Can anyone help me ID her species?
More info:
Length: approx 1-1.2cm
Color: dark honey color with dark brown bands on her abdomen.
Other features: Large, rounded abdomen, dark brown to black mandibles which are easily viewable to the naked eye.
Location: Mumbai-India﻿
PIC: